The mining industry has some of the best paid operators when it comes to heavy equipment. However, getting a start in that industry can be difficult, especially if you're raw with no skills or heavy equipment experience. Excavators and excavator…
Three heavy equipment vehicles that can often be seen working together are loaders, bulldozers and dump trucks. They do make for a perfect team with the bulldozer's sheer grunt giving it the ability to move a lot of dirt around…
When talking to those who dream of a heavy equipment career, it can be hard work trying to get them to think realistically. As with most careers, you can't expect to start at the top - after all, if you…
Loaders are not all the same although in most cases, the operating principles are the same. All loaders perform similar actions - they have a scoop style bucket at the front and it is used to scoop up material, move…
Think excavators and you probably think ditches. However, the modern excavator does far more than just dig ditches. You will find excavators at work on rivers doing dredging work, in forestry plantations, in the mining industry, in road and rail…
One of the things you will notice about graders is that they tend to work on their own. This can be a little misleading because graders are really just one part of a large team - a very integral part…
Every job has its good points and its bad points and for loader operators it's no different. One of the downsides to living on a continent like the North America is the unpredictable nature of the weather. Whether it's tornadoes,…
It may be March and spring may be in the air but try telling that to the residents of Homer in Alaska. They had to call on every grader in the area to help clear out several feet of snow…
With spring in the air, and on everyone's footsteps, gardens everywhere are coming into bloom. At the same time, landscapers with their skid steer loaders are out preparing new gardens or rebuilding those that suffered through winter. Often considered toys,…
Across the nation right now you will find hundreds of backhoe operators hard at work digging out foundations for new buildings and new homes. Backhoes are one of the key tools used by builders to prepare the way for their…